For establishing a Rs185 crore monument-cum-temple at Bhagwan Valmiki Ashram (Ram Tirath) successfully in a time-bound manner, the Punjab Government has fully geared up its entire machinery.
The assurance in this regard was given by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to a joint delegation of Punjab Safai Mazdoor Union and City Valmeki Sabha, Jalandhar, led by president Chandan Grewal and Naresh regarding the development of Bhagwan Valmiki Ashram (Ram Tirath).
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s office said that Badal assured the delegation that the state government had fully geared up its entire machinery for establishing this monument-cum-temple.
He added that this prestigious project was reflective of the state government’s commitment to further strengthen the communal harmony and unity in the state and he was personally monitoring the entire project meticulously.
Chief Minister said that the upcoming temple at Valmiki Ashram would prove to be a milestone in further cementing the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood and peace thereby strengthening the secular fabric of the society.
He also felicitated the Valmiki community for their support and cooperation in resolving various related issues amicably and assured that local administration would sort out rest of the issues pertaining to the Ashram.Badal also appealed to resolve all issues amicably for further strengthening love and communal harmony amongst different communities and sects in the state.
Underlying objective of the memorials, Badal said that to keep our future generations abreast with our rich historic and cultural heritage, only the memorials and monuments of these kinds could play a pro-active role otherwise it would be faded out with the passage of time.
Badal said that his government has already planned to showcase the rich legacy and glory of our past through erecting monuments like Jang-e-Azaadi at Kartarpur near Jalandhar, War Memorial at Amritsar and to propagate the philosophy of great saint Guru Ravidass in village Khuralgarh in Hoshiarpur district, besides a state-of-the art monument in the memory of Baba Jiwan Singh fondly remembered as Bhai Jaita at Sri Anandpur Sahib.
Expressing solidarity in a touching gesture with the members of the delegation of Valmiki community, Badal said that as a humble servant ever in the service of the people of the state, he himself had always drawn inspiration from the teachings of Bhagwan Valmiki and to serve the people with all humility besides disseminating the message of love, peace and harmony to ensure justice and equity in the society.